Shells, Pika bullets recovered from militant hideout in Tral
Pulwama, July 16: A joint team of police and security forces have recovered seven shell and many Pika rounds during a cordon-and-serach-operation in Tral area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, officials said on Friday. They said that based on specific information, police, army’s 42 RR and 180 battalion CRPF launched CASO and found the bullets […]
Govt orders review to retire employees ‘ineffective’ after 22 years service or 48 years of age
Srinagar, July 16: The Government has asked administrative secretaries to initiate process to identity employees who are “ineffective in work or not fit to continue” after completion of 22 years of service or have attained 48 years of age. In October last year, the J&K government had amended Article 226 (2) of the Jammu and […]
India reports 38,949 new Covid cases, 542 deaths
New Delhi, July 16: India reported 38,949 new coronavirus cases and 542 deaths in the last 24 hours, officials said. With this, the country’s total caseload rose to 3.1 crore, while the death toll increased to 4.12 lakh. Active cases presently stand at 4,30,422. Kerala reported 13,773 new cases, about 2,000 less than the previous […]
Fire damages J&K Bank’s Zainakote branch
Srinagar, July 16: A partially operational branch of Jammu and Kashmir Bank at Zainakote was gutted in a midnight blaze, reports said Friday. Witnesses said that the fire broke out in the first floor of the complex, where the Branch of J&K Bank Zainakote is partially operational. Another witness who owns a shop in the […]
Two militants killed in Srinagar encounter, searches on
Srinagar, Jul 16: Two militants have been killed in the encounter that broke out during the wee hours on Friday in old city area of Srinagar, police said. #SrinagarEncounterUpdate: 02 unidentified #terrorists killed. #Search going on. Further details shall follow,” police said in a tweet. A police spokesman earlier said that a joint team of […]
Encounter breaks out in old city area of Srinagar
Srinagar, Jul 16: An encounter broke out between militants and security forces in Srinagar on Friday wee hours. A police spokesman said that a joint team of Police, Army launched a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) on specific information about the presence of militants in Danmar Syedpora, Eidgha area of Srinagar. He said that as […]
Exit libraries
Just a decade back students, scholars and even the commoners would dedicate long hours in discussing books, their relevance and impact. All these discussions would centre around the written word and what they hold in store for the civilization. These discussions not only generated a keen interest among the youngsters but also got them attracted […]
Battle against Bottle
Mohammad Hussain Khan Drinking and drugs are considered as the enemies of every religion. They have destructive effects on life and create unrest in society. Alcoholism and drug abuse are responsible for many admissions into insane asylums and mental hospitals. They have led to criminality and have been the scourge on human society since times […]
Ageing: A bane to bear
Lalit Garg According to the World Health Statistics Report 2021, the average age in the world is increasing, but the healthy average age is not showing the same result. The global average age is 73.3 years, while the healthy mean age is 63.7 years. That is, there is a difference of about nine years between […]
Towards lesser invasive approaches
Dr Vikas Singla Patients’ preference for lack of scars, and the lesser complications, has moved the treatment of various diseases towards lesser invasive approaches. Open surgery has given way to the laparoscopic technique for various disorders such as gall bladder stones, obesity and appendicitis. Recent advances in the endoscopy, has opened the doors for the […]